Encounters in the Wild

Have you ever observed beluga whales in the Saguenay St. Lawrence Marine Park, or heard the cry of the Eastern wolf in La Mauricie National Park? Or perhaps you've come across footprints of the reclusive American Badger in Kootenay National Park?

The following stories recount just such unforgettable encounters between Canadians from across the country and SPECIES AT RISK. These experiences change us and stay with us for our entire lives.

These are YOUR stories... about YOUR encounters in the wild.

List of stories

Brother Bear
River guide Neil Hartling plants his feet and pushes against the boulder...  
Audio version (4.15 MB) - MP3

Stopping for Caribou
In the pre-dawn winter darkness, Ellen boarded a Grey Goose Lines bus...  
Audio version (3.68 MB) - MP3

Charlie Brown Fern
Down the basement stairs, past the Ottawa Senators hockey posters...  
Audio version (4.48 MB) - MP3

Home On the Range, Again
Brad Dixon stops his red four-wheeler alongside the barbed wire fence...  
Audio version (5.48 MB) - MP3

Marten Lessons
Teacher Kelly Knott stands in the aisle of the school bus and waits... 
 Audio version (4.95 MB) - MP3

Gift of the Monarch
She looked up, sunlight filtering through the trees...  
Audio version (4.65 MB) - MP3

Spirit Rattler
Leaving the boat, Shelley Essaunce-Lamarche carried the... 
Audio version (4.77 MB) - MP3

Swimming with Sea Snails
Heather Holmes's friends wanted her to eat some of the first northern...  
Audio version (4.861 MB) - MP3

Vacation on Turtle Time
Above the white pines, the western sky is tinged orange by the setting sun... 
Audio version (5.26 MB) - MP3

DO YOU HAVE AN EXPERIENCE WITH A SPECIES AT RISK THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD?